Shift Manager

Position: Shift Manager )
Job Title:

Night Shift Operations Manager (Logistics / Sortation)

Contract Type:
Permanent

Location:

Nottingham

Salary: £45,000 – £50,000 – dependent on experience

The Opportunity

A rapidly scaling logistics operation is seeking an experienced Night Shift Operations Manager to lead high-volume sortation activity within a time-critical environment.

This role is ideally suited to candidates from large-scale, metrics-driven operations, particularly those with experience in environments such as e-commerce fulfilment, parcel sortation, or automated logistics. If you’ve previously operated as a Shift Manager or Area Manager within a highly structured, KPI-led operation, this role will strongly align with your background.

The Role

As Night Shift Operations Manager, you will take full responsibility for overnight operations, ensuring performance, safety, and service targets are consistently achieved.

You’ll lead and develop frontline teams, use data to drive continuous improvement, and act as the senior operational decision-maker on shift.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and oversee night shift sortation and warehouse operations

Ensure throughput, service, and productivity targets are met or exceeded

Manage, motivate, and coach operational teams to high performance

Support recruitment, onboarding, and training of new operatives

Own health & safety standards on shift, driving continuous improvement

Use data and performance metrics to identify inefficiencies and implement improvements

React decisively to operational issues, adapting plans in real time

Collaborate with site leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to support overall site performance

About You

This role will particularly suit candidates who have:

Experience as a Shift Manager, Area Manager, or Operations Leader within a fast-paced logistics or fulfilment environment

A strong background in high-volume, time-critical operations

Confidence using data, KPIs, and performance dashboards to drive results

Proven people leadership skills, including coaching and performance management

The ability to make sound decisions under pressure in a live operational environment

A hands-on leadership style and strong operational presence on the floor

Experience working night shifts or managing unsociable hours

What’s On Offer

Ownership of a full night shift operation

Clear accountability and autonomy

Opportunity to apply structured, data-led leadership experience in a scaling business#

Strong platform for progression into senior operations leadership roles